It is with sadness and frustration that I reply to Dr Suzanne Montemuro’s letter in the BCMJ [2022;64:105-106], “Where have all the family doctors gone?” She chose to bring up the issue of... Read More
Letters
I have been working as a family physician for 45 years, mostly in Nanaimo, BC. I agree with Dr Day’s editorial in the March issue of the BCMJ [2022;64:53-54]—having to deal with a shortage of... Read More
“Just a GP” is a telling statement that reflects a mindset of inferiority, being second best, and being not that valuable. You do small stuff, write prescriptions, look at sore throats, and refer... Read More
I found our president’s message [BCMJ 2022;64:55] fresh, daring, and inspiring. So, I have been contemplating “Why are you?” My logical mind took me all the way from nihilism to eternalism on a... Read More
I read with pleasure Dr Brian Day’s lament about the mounting inadequacies of the hospital, physician, and nursing sectors over recent decades [BCMJ 2022;64:53-54]. The burning reality... Read More